Draft Details

1.1
This Standard applies to motor-operated vacuum cleaners and blower cleaners, floor sweepers, and to household use floor sweepers and floor finishing machines to be employed in accordance with C22.1, Canadian Electrical Code, Part I C22.2 No. 0, and ANSI/NFPA 70.

1.2 These requirements cover:

Vacuum cleaners, including central vacuum cleaners, dust extractors, ash vacuum cleaners and vacuum cleaners with steam cleaning attachments, for:

i) Household or commercial use;
ii) Marine or RV installation;
iii) Portable, stationary or fixed appliances;
iv) Wet or dry pick-up;
v) Indoor or outdoor use;
vi) Coin-operation; and
vii) Battery-operation, including automatic rechargeable vacuum cleaners

          b) Blower cleaners for:

i.) Household or commercial use;
ii.) Indoor or outdoor use; and
iii.) Battery-operation

c) Floor sweepers for:

i.) Household use; and
ii.) Battery-operation

d) Floor finishing machines including floor polishers, floor scrubbers, floor sanders, rug shampooers, extraction-type floor cleaning machines, rug and floor washers, steam cleaners and similar machines, for:

i) Household use;
ii.) Indoor or outdoor use; and
iii.) Battery-operation

e) Current-carrying hoses and wall valves for:

i.) Household use;
ii.) Wet or dry pick-up; and
iii.) Indoor use

f) Battery-operated cleaners as noted in a) through d), including:

          1) automatic battery-powered cleaners for:

i.) Household  or commercial use;
ii.) Units with a mass of 20 kg (44 lbs) or less, not including the docking station; and
iii.) Indoor use only

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a) household, commercial, and coin-operated vacuum cleaning machines and blower cleaners, intended for indoor or outdoor use or both;

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b)     Household, commercial, and coin-operated wet pick-up, dry pick-up, permanently mounted, portable, and central vacuum cleaners and blower cleaner systems;

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c)     Household electrically powered floor finishing machines, including floor polishers, floor scrubbers, floor sanders, rug shampooers, rug and floor washers, and similar machines;

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d)     Appliances covered by this Standard that are marked as being provided with double insulation and that employ double insulation in place of grounding in accordance with the Exception to Clause 4.16.1;

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e)     Portable rechargeable battery-powered appliances for indoor or outdoor use with rechargeable non-user and user-replaceable batteries; see Clause 7;

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f)     Current-carrying hoses for use with vacuum cleaner/motorized nozzle combination appliances intended for household, dry pick-up, indoor use; see Clause 8;

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g)     Current-carrying hoses for use with motorized nozzles intended for use with central vacuum cleaning systems intended for household, dry pick-up, indoor use; see Clause 8;

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h)     Wet pick-up current-carrying hoses for use with household, indoor use carpet cleaning equipment; see Clause 8;

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i)     Grounded current-carrying hoses for use with motorized nozzles intended for household indoor use; see Clause 8;

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j)     Electrified wall valves for connection of current-carrying hose/motorized nozzle combinations for central vacuum cleaning systems intended for household use; see Clause 8;

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k)     Household, indoor use, wet/dry vacuum cleaning machines with a steam-cleaning attachment (such as a vacuum provided with a steam generator in the nozzle), where the vacuum is the prominent feature of the appliance as evidenced by the electrical rating of the vacuum function being greater than the electrical rating of the steam-cleaning function; see also Clause 2.3.3. A steam cleaner provided with a vacuum attachment, where the steam-cleaning function is the prominent feature, is covered under the requirements of C22.2 No. 64 and UL 499; and

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l)     Household and commercial floor sweepers.

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m)     Vacuum cleaners intended for installation in recreational vehicles (R/V) or marine vessels;

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n)     Appliances powered through a vehicle battery adapter.

1.3
These requirements do not cover appliances rated more than 250 V. An appliance that utilizes some other source of energy, such as gas or steam, in addition to electric energy is to be investigated under these requirements and under such additional requirements as are applicable to the appliance under consideration.

1.4
These requirements do not cover appliances for use in locations such as those areas of hospitals, laboratories, institutions, and the like where dispersion of pathological, chemical, physical, radioactive or other agents could produce a risk to health. Appliances intended for use in such locations are investigated under these requirements and under such additional requirements as are applicable to the appliance, with appropriate consideration being given to the specific intended use.

1.5
These requirements apply only to a specific type or types of appliances, such as a vacuum cleaner or floor finishing machine, if the requirement is so identified by specific reference to the type or types involved. Absence of such specific reference or use of the term "appliance" indicates that the requirement applies to all appliances covered by this standard.

1.6
This standard does not apply to:

Internal-combustion engine powered floor cleaning machines for industrial/commercial use with or without traction drive, such as floor buffers, scrubbers, sweepers, spray extractionors machines, and polishers, are covered under (UL/ULC (ORD) 558, UL/CSA 60335-2-67, UL/CSA 60335-2-68, UL/CSA 60335-2-72;

Battery-operated floor cleaning machines for industrial/commercial use with traction drive; (UL/ULC(ORD) ANSI/CAN/UL 583, UL/CSA 60335-2-72);

Commercial robotic floor treatment machines (CSA/ANSI C22.2 No. 336);

Commercial floor finishing machines (UL 561, CSA C22.2 No. 10, UL/CSA 60335-2-67, UL/CSA 60335-2-68, UL/CSA 60335-2-72); and

Steam cleaners (CSA C22.2 No. 64, CSA E60335-2-54, UL 499).

1.7
These requirements do not cover machines that generate pressure in excess of 2.5 MPa (360 psi).

1.8
Specific constructions, tests, markings, guards, and the like are detailed for some common designs. Specific features and appliances not covered shall be given appropriate consideration. See marking, Clause 11.